Gran Criterium

For other horse races known as the Gran Criterium or Grand Criterium, see Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère and Gran Premio Gran Criterium.

The Gran Criterium is a Group 2 flat horse race in Italy open to two-year-old thoroughbred Colt (horse) entire colts only . It is run at Milan over a distance of 1,500 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.

Gran Criterium

Class	Group 2
Location	San Siro Racecourse Milan, Italy
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	San Siro
Race information
Distance	1,500 metres (1 mile)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Two-year-olds excluding geldings
Weight	56 kg Allowances 1½ kg for fillies
Purse	€275,000 (2016) 1st: €80,750

The event held Group 2 status for a period in the 1970s. It was subsequently promoted, and was Italy's only Group 1 race for juvenile horses. It was downgraded back to Group 2 from 2014.^[1]

Records

Leading jockey since 1970 (6 wins):

• Gianfranco Dettori – Gay Lussac (1971), El Muleta (1977), Stouci (1978), Pareo (1979), Anguillo (1982), Sikeston (1988)

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Leading trainer since 1980 (4 wins):

• John Dunlop – Sanam (1986), Sikeston (1988), Alhijaz (1991), Hello (1996)
• Alduino Botti - Anguillo (1982), Will Dancer (1984), Mission Boy (2018), Vis A Vis (2020)

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Leading owner since 1980 (3 wins):

• Prince A. A. Faisal – Sanam (1986), Alhijaz (1991), Nayarra (2011)

Winners since 1980

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1980	Glint of Gold	John Matthias	Ian Balding	Paul Mellon	1:44.00
1981	Grease	Antonio di Nardo	Gaetano Benetti	Antonio Boesso	1:44.80
1982	Anguillo	Gianfranco Dettori	Alduino Botti	Scuderia Cieffedi	1:43.40
1983	Northern Tempest	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	Sheikh Mohammed	1:38.20
1984	Will Dancer	Sergio Fancera	Alduino Botti	Scuderia Siba	1:40.80
1985	Tanque Verde	Steve Cauthen	Frank Turner	Scuderia Beta	1:40.70
1986	Sanam	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	Prince A. A. Faisal	1:39.90
1987	Tibullo	Marco Paganini	G. Maggi	Scuderia Cieffedi	1:47.10
1988	Sikeston	Gianfranco Dettori	John Dunlop	Allevamento White Star	1:44.20
1989	Candy Glen	Guy Guignard	Chris Wall	Antonio Balzarini	1:39.10
1990	Steamer Duck	Guy Guignard	Criquette Head	Maktoum Al Maktoum	1:47.70
1991	Alhijaz	Lester Piggott	John Dunlop	Prince A. A. Faisal	1:42.40
1992	Pelder	Santiago Soto	Luciano d'Auria	Lady M Stable	1:47.60
1993	Torrismondo	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	9th Viscount Portman	1:50.70
1994	Golden Glenstal	Mario Esposito	Giuliano Fratini	Scuderia Golden Horse	1:48.00
1995	Glory of Dancer	Olivier Peslier	Fabio Brogi	Scuderia General Horse	1:39.10
1996	Hello	Fernando Jovine	John Dunlop	Philip Wroughton	1:44.60
1997	Lend a Hand	Jason Weaver	Mark Johnston	Maktoum Al Maktoum	1:37.20
1998	Noble Pearl	Stephen Davies	Wilfried Kujath	Stall Haferkasten	1:43.30
1999	Night Style	Gary Carter	Ed Dunlop	Mohammed Jaber	1:37.30
2000	Count Dubois	Basil Marcus	William Haggas	Wentworth Racing Ltd	1:44.70
2001	Sholokhov	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Magnier / Tabor	1:45.80
2002	Spartacus	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Sue Magnier	1:44.50
2003	Pearl of Love	Darryll Holland	Mark Johnston	Mick Doyle	1:40.10
2004	Königstiger	Filip Minařík	Peter Schiergen	Gestüt Schlenderhan	1:42.30
2005	Lateral	William Mongil	Peter Schiergen	Gestüt Fährhof	1:42.70
2006	Kirklees	Frankie Dettori	Mark Johnston	Sheikh Mohammed	1:39.90
2007	Scintillo	Ryan Moore	Richard Hannon Sr.	White Beech Farm	1:38.20
2008	no race [a]
2009	Hearts of Fire	Olivier Peslier	Pat Eddery	Pat Eddery Racing	1:38.90
2010	Biondetti	Ahmed Ajtebi	Mahmood Al Zarooni	Godolphin	1:41.50
2011	Nayarra	Martin Dwyer	Mick Channon	Prince A. A. Faisal	1:35.70
2012	Law Enforcement	Stéphane Pasquier	Richard Hannon Sr.	M. S. Al Shahi	1:37.10
2013	Priore Philip	Umberto Rispoli	Stefano Botti	Scuderia Ste Ma	1:36.60
2014	Hero Look	Fabio Branca	Stefano Botti	Scuderia Effevi	1:38.40
2015	Biz Heart	Carlo Fiocchi	Stefano Botti	We Bloodstock Srl	1:46.00
2016	Skarino Gold	Michael Cadeddu	Jean-Pierre Carvalho	Phoenix Stable	1:33.00
2017	Royal Youmzain	Eduardo Pedroza	Andreas Wöhler	Jaber Abdullah	1:34.00
2018	Mission Boy	Carlo Fiocchi	Alduino Botti	Scuderia Blueberry SRL	1:33.90
2019	Rubaiyat	Clement Lecoeuvre	Henk Grewe	Darius Racing	1:36.40
2020	Vis A Vis	Fabio Branca	Alduino Botti	Stefano Botti	1:37.50
2021	Don Chicco[b]	Claudio Colombi	Agostino Affe'	Luigi Colasanti	1:38.50
2022	Vero Atleta	Dario Vargiu	Grizzetti Galoppo	Scuderia Incolinx & Diego Romeo	1:42.80
2023	Wintertraum	Martin Seidl	Waldemar Hickst	Stall Lucky Owner	1:41.80
2024	Lazio	Bauyrzhan Murzabayev	Waldemar Hickst	Stall Lucky Owner	1:43.90

^a The 2008 running was cancelled because of a strike.
^b The 2021 races took place at Capannelle.

Earlier winners

• 1925: Scopello
• 1926: Francavilla
• 1927: Erba
• 1928: Aruntius
• 1929: Gerard
• 1930: Alena
• 1931: Jacopa del Sellaio
• 1932: Dossa Dossi
• 1933: Osimo
• 1934: Fiume
• 1935: Archidamia
• 1936: Donatello
• 1937: Nearco
• 1938: Bautta
• 1939: Sabla
• 1940: Niccolo dell'Arca
• 1941: Donatella
• 1943: Liston
• 1944: Accorta
• 1945: Campiello
• 1946: Este
• 1947: Trevisana
• 1948: Mignard
• 1949: Stigliano
• 1950: Daumier
• 1951: Arson
• 1952: Dacia
• 1953: Orvieto
• 1954: Ribot
• 1955: Hidalgo
• 1956: Antony
• 1957: Pier Capponi
• 1958: Rio Marin
• 1959: Marguerite Vernaut
• 1960: Molvedo
• 1961: Olimpio
• 1962: Vinteuil
• 1963: Crylor
• 1964: Tadolina
• 1965: Prince Tady
• 1966: Amynthas
• 1967: Caspoggio
• 1968: Toupet
• 1969: Viani
• 1970: Lascro
• 1971: Gay Lussac
• 1972: New Model
• 1973: Anquetil
• 1974: Start
• 1975: Northern Spring
• 1976: Sirlad
• 1977: El Muleta
• 1978: Stouci
• 1979: Pareo

See also

• List of Italian flat horse races